1948 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1948 between St Kilda and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1948 VFL season. St Kilda hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Harold Bray captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

St Kilda
H. Bray (capt.), P. Bennett, B. Cameron, J. Drinan, K. Drinan, F. Green, B. Hancock, B. Lumsden, D. Mattingly, M. McBean, J. McDonald, J. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, D. Pickett, J. Ross, A. Squire, B. Wilkie

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), P. Bourke, F. Brew, S. Bulpit, A. Callick, G. Caris, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, K. Collins, L. Crane, E. Dornau, J. Garrick, R. Harley, V. Hill, L. Holland, B. King, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Taylor, B. Williams

St Kilda (12.12.84) were defeated by South Melbourne (14.23.107).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (4), B. Hancock (3), J. Ross (2), J. McDonald, L. Millar, A. Squire
South Melbourne: J. Graham (3), S. Bulpit (2), A. Callick (2), R. Clegg (2), V. Hill (2), K. Collins, D. Taylor, B. Williams

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: St Kilda v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 15 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by South Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 14.23.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 5 . 4 7 . 6 9 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
South Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 9 8 . 14 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
Margin STKL by 21 STKL by 9 STKL by 2 SMLB by 23 SMLB by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Froude (St Kilda), Bill Adams (South Melbourne)
Captains: Harold Bray (St Kilda), Jack Graham (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 4 ?
12 Bray, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Drinan, Keith ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
30 Hancock, Bobby ? ? 3 ?
13 Lumsden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Mattingly, Dudley ? ? 0 ?
5 McBean, Mal ? ? 0 ?
30 McDonald, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Meehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Millar, Len ? ? 1 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Pickett, Des ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 2 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 1 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
34 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Bulpit, Stan ? ? 2 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 2 ?
18 Caris, George ? ? 0 ?
33 Chambers, Wylie ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 2 ?
30 Collins, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
21 Crane, Len ? ? 0 ?
17 Dornau, Erwin ? ? 0 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
14 Harley, Reg ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Vic ? ? 2 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Taylor, Don ? ? 1 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 23

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s